Design and analysis of biorefineries based on raw glycerol: Addressing the glycerol problem

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 111, Issue , 2012, Pages 282-293

  Posada, John A ^a   Rincón, Luis E ^a   Cardona, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Glycerol conversion; Glycerol based biorefineries; Process assessment; Process design; Process simulation

Indexed keywords

1 ,2-PROPANEDIOL; 1 ,3 PROPANEDIOL; ADDED VALUE PRODUCTS; ASPEN PLUS; BIODIESEL INDUSTRY; BIOREFINERIES; BUILDING BLOCKES; D-LACTIC ACID; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; POLY-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; PROCESS ASSESSMENTS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; PRODUCTION COST; PROPIONIC ACIDS; RAW GLYCEROL; SALE PRICE; SUCCINIC ACIDS; SYN-GAS; SYNTHESIS ROUTE; TECHNO-ECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGICAL SCHEME;

ALDEHYDES; BIODIESEL; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID; PROCESS DESIGN; PROFITABILITY; REFINING; SYNTHESIS GAS;

GLYCEROL;

1,3 PROPANEDIOL; ACROLEIN; ALCOHOL; BIODIESEL; GLYCEROL; LACTIC ACID; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); PROPIONIC ACID; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SUCCINIC ACID;

ALCOHOL; BUILDING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; HYDROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC ACID; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GAS; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SYNTHESIS;

BIOFUELS; GLYCEROL;

EID: 84858752733     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.151     Document Type: Article

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